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Drug dealer caught by a tattoo

A drug dealer in Brazil has been caught after forcing more than 70 addicts to tattoo his surname on their bodies.

Mario Sergio Freudenthal told users he would sell them drugs to them only if they agreed to be marked. Motivated by a ‘huge ego’, he was caught after police spotted his name inked on robbery suspects and dead bodies found in the Brazilian town of Itapetinga.

It was easy for the police to find him as he was the only person called Freudenthal in the town.

This isn’t the first time a criminal has been caught because of a tattoo.
A car thief was jailed in Bristol after a tattoo on his neck, which contained his surname and date of birth, was captured by security cameras.
Aaron Evans was sentenced to seven months in prison after admitting theft from a motor vehicle.
Superintendent Ian Wylie said: ‘When faced with such evidence, there is no other way to go than ‘guilty’.’

Motivated by a ‘huge ego’, he was snared after police spotted his name inked on robbery suspects and dead bodies.
After making inquiries, police easily traced him, as he was the only person called Freudenthal in Itapetinga, a small town in Brazil.

This isn’t the first time a criminal has been caught because of a tattoo.

A car thief was jailed in Bristol, England for 7 months after a tattoo on his neck, which contained his surname and date of birth, was captured by security cameras.

Superintendent Ian Wylie said at the time: ‘When faced with such evidence, there is no other way to go than ‘guilty’. Seriously, people, get the NYC laser tattoo removal before doing job.